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' L. CARTER & E. KEMBLE.

MUSIC TURNER Patented June 30, 1896.

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MUSIC-TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming pal t of Letters Patent No. 562,886, dated June30, 1896.

Application filed December ll, 1895. Serial No. 571,780. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LATTIMORE CARTER and EDMUND KEMBLE, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Hoboken ,in the county of Hudson andState New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMusic-Turners, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompan ying drawings,formin g a part thereof,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to music-turners, or to devices for turning thesheets or pages of music; and the object thereof is to provide a deviceof this class which is adapted to be connected with an ordinarymusic-holder, such as is used in connection with pianos, organs,orsimilar instruments, or in connection with music-Stan ds or othersupports; and with this and other objects in View the invention consistsin the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure l is afrontelevation of our improved music-turner, parts thereof being shown insection; Fig. 2, a plan View showing one end of the frame of the turnerremoved, and Fig. 3 a section on the line 3 3.

In the practice of our invention, we provide a plate or board A, whichis adapted to be connected with a music holder or support of any kind,class, or form, and which is provided at the upper end with a segmentalcross-plate B, and at the lower end with a similar cross head or plateD, and arranged at a predetermined distance below the upper head orcross plate B is a bearing E, through which passes the upper end of theshaft F, the lower end of which is mounted in the cross-head D, andmounted on the lower end of said shaft is a wheel G, provided at regularintervals with projecting arms or sprockets g, and said plate or board Ais provided with a transverse slot 9 in which said wheel revolves.

Mounted on the upper end of the shaft F, above the bearing E, is a wheelII, which is provided on its upper surface and at regular intervals witha plurality of radial shoulders or projections, which are preferablythree in number, and which are designated by h, 7L2, and 71 and thefirst of which is arranged adjacent to the center thereof, the second atabout midway between the center and the perimeter of the wheel, and thethird adjacent to the perimeter thereof.

Passing through the segmental cross-head B is a bolt or pin K, on thelower end of which are mounted a plurality of arms, which are preferablythree in number and which are designated by k and 7.9, and these radialarms are provided at their inner ends with flattened and circular heads,as shown at L, whereby they are pivotally connected with a rod or pin Kin such manner that they rest in the same plane, and each of said armsis provided at its inner end or adjacent thereto with a dependingshoulder or projection M, which corresponds with the radial shoulders orprojections h, h and 7L3, and the operation will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and the following statement thereof.

In practice, we prefer to inclose the upper wheel II by a band 0, andthe device is operated by means of the wheel G, which is provided witharms g. The device is connected with the m usic-holder in any desiredmanner, and each of the arms 70, 70 and L is connected with a sheet ofmusic, and the sheet which it is desired to turn first is connected withthe rod or arm 70, the next with the rod or arm W, and the succeedingsheet with the rod or arm 7& and whenever it is desired to turn saidsheets the wheel G is turned to the right, and in this operation theradial shoulder or projection 72. will strike the depending shoulder orprojection M on the rod or arm 70, and turn it to the opposite positionfrom that shown in Fig. 2. IVhen it is desired to turn the rod or arm W,the wheel G is again operated, and the wheel II will be turned thereby,and the radial shoulder or projection 7L2 thereon will operate inconnection with the depending shoulder or projection M on the rod or armif, and turn the latter in the same manner as hereinbefore describedwith reference to the rod or arm 7t, and this operation may be repeateduntil all the rods or arms are turned; and it will be apparent that anydesired number of arms or rods may be thus operated.

It will be seen, on an examination of the drawings, that the pin or boltK is not arranged in direct lines with the shaft F, said pin or boltbeing preferably arranged slightly to one side, or to the right thereof,and the object of this arrangement is to provide means whereby the partswill operate to turn the rods or arms to the position shown in Fig.which could not be done if said pin or bolt K were in direct line withthe shaft F, the radial shoulders or projections h, 7L2, and 7L3 beingso I arranged that they would not pass the shoulders or project-ions Mas said arms are turned to the left, as shown in Fig. 2, if said pin orbolt K were in direct line with said shaft; but by reason of thearrangement of these parts as herein shown and described alterationstherein and modifications thereof as fairly come within the scope of theinvention.

Having fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The herein-described music-turner comprisinga plate or board or other support, bearings at each end thereof, a shaftmounted in said bearings, a wheel at its upper end provided on its uppersurface with radial shoulders or projections which are arrangedeccentrically to the center thereof, a cross-head connected with theupper end of said plate or board through which is passed a pin or bolt,on the lower end of which is mounted a plurality of rods or arms, eachof said rods or arms being provided with a depending shoulder orprojection in connection with which the radial shoulders or projectionson the wheel are adapted to operate, and means for operating said shaft,substantially as shown and described.

2. A music-turner comprising a plate or board which is adapted to beconnected with a music-holder a shaft mounted in bearings secured to oneside thereof, a wheel connected with the upper end of said shaft, across-head supported above said wheel, a pin or bolt passing throughsaid cross-head, and out of line with said shaft, and a plurality ofarms or rods pivotally connected with the lower end of said pin or bolt,and adapted to be held in the same plane, each of said rods or armsbeing provided with a depending shoulder or projection adjacent to theinner end thereof, and said shoulders or projections on the differentrods or arms being arranged at different distances from the said innerends thereof, and each of said shoulders or projections being adapted tooperate in connection with a corresponding radial shoulder or projectionformed on the upper surface of the wheel, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. A music-turner comprising a plate or board which is adapted to beconnected with a music-holder, a shaft mounted in bearings secured toone side thereof, a wheel connected with the upper end of said shaft, across-head supported above said wheel, a pin or bolt passing throughsaid cross-head, and out of line with said shaft, and a plurality ofarms or rods pivotally connected with the lower end of said pin or bolt,and adapted to be held in the same plane, each of said rods or armsbeing provided with a depending shoulder or projection adjacent to theinner end thereof, and said shoulders or projections on the differentrods or arms being arranged at different distances from the said innerends thereof, and each of said shoulders or projections being adapted tooperate in connection with a corresponding radial shoulder or projectionformed on the upper surface of the wheel, and means for operating saidshaft and revolving said wheel, comprising a wheel mounted thereon atthe lower end thereof, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 9th day ofDecember, 1895.

LATTIMORE CARTER. EDMUND KEMBLE. Witnesses:

O. Gnnsr,

S. L. HAWKSHURST.

